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Bachelor's DegreeCriminal Justice: Major in Administration

Have a positive impact on your community with a rewarding career in criminal justice administration. A Westwood College criminal justice: major in administration degree will prepare you for entry-level careers in a variety of criminal justice areas, including victim assistance, youth counseling and the court system. Through hands-on coursework and preparation in interactive classes taught by industry professionals you'll acquire the practical skills necessary to launch your career in criminal justice.

Program features include:

a broad-based understanding of the criminal justice field

grounding in constitutional law and the U.S. court system

writing and communications courses to enhance reporting skills needed to succeed in the criminal justice profession

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Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or your bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

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Where could your Criminal Justice: Major in Administration degree take you?

Our criminal justice: major in administration bachelor's degree program provides the educational background and hands-on experience necessary to successfully begin a career in criminal justice. Take a look at a few of the career fields that may be available to graduates of this program.*

Corrections

Criminal justice

Juvenile justice

Security

*Graduates without experience in the field will likely start in entry-level positions. Westwood College does not guarantee employment or salary. Please refer to westwood.edu/disclosures for important information about our programs, including salary information, job titles and employers of our graduates, as well as information about median loan debt and potential occupations from the Department of Education. Westwood prepares graduates for certification. Graduates wishing to attain certification must take and pass any applicable test/exams.

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Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or your bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

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The list of SOC codes is based on Department of Education standards pulled from IPEDS CIP-SOC crosswalk. While the Department of Education requires all job titles to be listed, Westwood College has not found that our programs prepare graduates for all job titles listed. Actual entry-level jobs for graduates in each program may vary.

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